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IX kicking off an introduction course in Floating Offshore Wind development
04-17-2024At IX, we believe that education and cooperation are essential to achieving the global renewable energy goals. That is why we are committed to share our experiences and expertise with you through a beginner's course on Floating Offshore Wind development. Subscribe and learn from our experience in the (early stage) development of floating offshore wind energy!
In this introduction course, you will learn about:
Floating wind around the world
- Floating wind projects
- around the world
- Worldwide potential
- Deep wind scores, WTG
- capacities and shipyard
- availabilities
Floaters: types, costs and integration
- Floater types and costs
- WTG integration
- Transport and Installation
- Cranes and quayside
Mooring systems
- Design types
- Catenary and taut systems
- Anchor systems
Cabling
- Dynamic cables types
- Cable connections
- Subsystems
O&M challenges
- Tow to port
- Tower/floater cranes
- Floater cranes
- Predicting O&M costs
The course is presented by
Raymond Vink
Engineering Manager & Technical Manager Rui Li (1200 MW floating offshore wind development).
Glib Ivanov
Engineer Floating Offshore Wind & PhD Student Offshore Structures & Mooring Engineering Lab National Taiwan University.
Tobias van Doorn
Project Manager & Package Lead Floaters Rui Li, (180MW floating wind demonstration project).
